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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-08-04

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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-08-04
An Incident OF Sheridan. Raid.

"The brayest Yankee soldier ever saw,
sys Heury W. Flonrnoy, Secretary Of
The commonwealth. participated in one
0 the fghts 10 the valley OF yerginia- II
was during Sberidan's ride 10 the valley,
Our company OF cavalry was going across
,rfoad aud level field at sweeping gal
ipp. Ia the woods saw solitary Yam
kce ldier sitting upon horse. and
noticed that every now and then Just IA
fast al he could load be would fire down
en- our line. Pop, pop, pop, would go biz
rife, and | determined 10 capture him
1 entered the woods without his seeing IN.
ADD came up 10 the rear Of him. | bal
due seyen-shooler 10 my baud aud intend
el 70 use IL case of al emergency. rode
~ towards him as quietly as could. aad
had my pistol cooked ready Tor use II Ls
attempted d 70 fight Su1denly be turned
and saw me, aud ia au instagl raised Bin
rife. / lsyellei NY pistol, bot he Mas
quicker THAI !, and the ball from his rife
passed through my neck, A few moments
later there was a general Hsirmish, but ]
was wounded, aud did not know wha'
became oi The fellow who shot ne aud who
stool solitary snd aione 10 the very lace
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-08-04

"While / doan want to seem capshus OF
obor perticker," said Brother Gardiner, as
the m sting was called to order, "dar Am
few things l desiah to call your atten-
shun to at dis time. Heretoio muffin
has bin sed when members sot 10 de meet
in an ate herrings. Dat purceedin' must
now be stopped. Dey might hev eaten
smoked herrings in dc Roman senate, but
dat was IN anodcr aige. an perhaps de
smell wasn't so bad.
"Some Of you members walk in heah
wild raw onion in one pocket and a cold
biscuit in the other an you sot and MUNICH
an MUNICH and sot until dar am not dry
eye around you. Arter dis evenin' sicb
things must be left at home.
"Ssrtin members git in de back seats
an remove DER shoes an whittle of doir
toe nails, pare down deir cons, an rub
away deir stone bruises. Kin sch pur-
ceedings be witnessed in Congressf From
dis night out de member who is cotched
in sich q performance will receive paral
yzing shock.
"Sartin members hev got into de habit
of elevating DER hoofs on top Of de stove
an winder sils an takin' things powerful
easy. When dat triangle sounds hereafter
oil hoofs must be on de floor, an il it be
comes necessary to elevate EN- an applica
shun sent to de Seckretary's desk will
probably be favorably acted upon.
"a few sartin members hev bin in DE-
habit OF slipping out dc room widout akin
permisshun, as puryided fur in de by laws
| hereby warn sich persons dat de next
one who slips out will slip 10 great deal
faster, fur ! shall be at de outer door to
help him in pusson.
ave want digniiy not too much, bui
list 'nun / dcan want 80 much dignity
,ere dat cant wink to Samuel Shin 10
jab pin into Elder Toots when dc latter
gem Ian begins to snore in his sleep, OF
dat Kurnel Cahoots will carry of resolu.
shun in his pocket bekasc he am afeared
10 present II. II q members con scl be
kin widdraw to de anteroom an cojole
wild EN-. II de fab bells ring one or two
members kin step softly out an post deir
selves on the location Of dc hungering
flames. ! doan want 10 be too strict, bu
shall Insist on dc same dignity beah as
kin be found in de State Legislachur, an
de sooner you all accnstom yourselves to
de change de better II will be fur you"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-08-04
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Fact and Fancy.

There are some bits OF wisdom culled
from Beecher's recent utterances:
Every farm should own good farmer.
A man never has good luck who has
bad wife.
The masses against the classes the world
over.
A mau who does not love praise is not
full man.
A man must ask leave OF his stomach TO
be happy man.
1t takes longer for man 10 find out man
than any other creature that is made.
Flowers are the sweetest things that
God ever made and forgot to put soul
into.
man without self respect is like a bar.
rel without hoops and tumbles to pieces.
Whoever makes home seem TO the young
more happy is public benefactor
The greatest event in hem 8 life is made
up Of an egg and cackle. Bat angels
never cackle
A proud man is seldom grateful man..
for he hcvor thinks that he gets as much
as he deserves.
That cannot be healthy condition In
which few prosper and tho great mass are
drudges.
Communities are blest in the proportion
in which money is difTused through the
whole range OF population.
Gambling with cards or dice or stocks
is all one thing 1t is getting money with
out giving an equivalent for IL.
Newspapers are the schoolma asters Of the
common people. That endless book, the
newspaper is our national glory.
One OF the original tendencies OF the
human MUD, fundamental and universal
is the love Of other peoples privat. AZ
fairs
THIS 10 good world 10 sin 10. but SO far
AZ men are concerned II il a very bard
world TO repent 10. II isa bitter vorld;it
is a cruel world.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-08-04

Where do all The too,hpiol. come
iromr inquired a New York Mail and
Express reporter of dealer ID those arti.
clos. the other morning.
From Maine, chiefly. Billions arc
turned on, ia the little town Of Franklin
alone every year,
"A Yankee invontion, isut ~"
Not exactly, but II owes ITS growth 10
Yankee shrewdness Chatles Forster OF
Franklin is the leading toolhpick mann
iaeinrer 10 the world. Before The war he
was in South America. who're he saw na
tive whiting out few tooihpioLs uith
his kniie. He bought fow Of these and
sent them TO bis wife as a curiosity. by
some means paran Stevens Of the rinh
Avenue hotel got hold OF some oi them
aud sent 10 Mr. Forstcr for bcx They
we're forwarded 10 him. In less than a
month he bad ordered gross, aud soon
many Of the leading hotels IN the country
we're using South American .ooihpicts.
Before thus there was hardly aay demand
IN the country for ioothpicks II wasn't
many months before the South American
toothpick began TO get national rcputa
tion. Mr., Forster emigratcd TO this coun'
try and established toothpick agency
here. The South American began TO raise
on the price Of their whiitlings. and the
picks grew worse and worse, In the first
year OF the business some Of them got rich
whiting tootbpicks,"
"Wby didn't Mr. Forster make them in
this country instead Of sending so far away
for them?"
''That is just what he did about 20 years
ago. He made his first tootbpick by ma
chinery. The first year he sold G5 cases,
250, 900 picks in case, His last years
business amounted to 80 900 cases quite
a respectable increase. When Mr., Forster
began tho business in this country he
hired fellow to turn crank, aud the
fellow used to grind out tootbpicks one at
. time. Finally be bought sn engine OF
| horse power and substituted 1t for
Young America, At lis factory in Dix
field few years ago he worked an engine
Df 40-borse power. Mr.. Forsters ma
,binery is all patented by himself He
probably has spent $4,000 on bis patent
IN ltigations since he started tooth.mak-
ing"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-08-04

IL m accounted great ian 10 witness sh'
hrst rides OF The yeariings, 70 VIC sill 81
down there and laugh al their mishsrs'
Mounting the STAIRS 70 ihe ssuoy' We
look down upon large space slfewn with
isnbafk. at one OF which Is arrow Of some
twenty horses VIII wafer bfidiea Soon
The performers ME y aud come 70 hall
10 front Of the horses. do they intend 10
ride With only Watering bride without
even saddle or blanksts They will ny TO-
at all events. The instructor commands
Stand TO horsel Prepare to mount
Mount
In obedience TO his command The cadets
spting, struggle, leap and hiek, Ia Their
Efforts TO bestride Their steeds Tho
moment they are mounted. several horses
develop astonishing bueking propensiiios
to the anguish CT Their riders and The de-
light OF the gallery. Now they start
around the hsll ata walk. II seems rather
tame, doesntity But soon The command
'trot IS given and the fun begins. The
poor fellows bounce about on their horses
IKE INDIA rubber boys, and wabble from
side to side like jumping Jacks. The trot
IS accelerated, the horses take the gsllop
and dash around the hall, tumbliag their
riders Ia heaps at the corners, while those
who are by chance still mounted grasp
irantically at their horses names. Final
iy the gait is reduced to walk; line is
formed; the dismounted yearlings, moth
ing daunted, catch their horses and no
mount, and then the performance II re-
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-08-04

The splendid system by which the
whereabouts OF old soldiers tbroug bout
the country are obtained by the pension
Office official was never better illustrated
then 10 40 Incident made public recently
A few days ago the Cresceut q weekly pa
per published al Appleton. Wis, contain.
"a u communication from an old soldier
residing 10 that place asking for Informs
tioD concerning the address OF the wagon
master who had charge Of she train which
marched from Alexandria to Hampstead.
Texas. in the spring Of 1863. The Clsw.
AZ will be seen, was very indefinite. but
the paper was forwarded TO the pension
o lice and referred 10 Major Bnit. the
chief OF the army snd navy survivors d.
vision. The record Of the Office shows
that the onIy troops mskiDg a march 10
1866 under the foregoing circumstances,
sere the secopd Wisconsin cavalry. The
nest step was 10 discover from the com
p etedala which the Office bias accumulated
fhe name of the qusriermastsr OF tbe
regiment Az this officer had charge of
the tesmsters aud wagon trains, he was
able 10 lufnisb the name Of the man tenn
porariiy placed 10 charge Of the train.
lhis proved ~ be 5tatH Dodge. sergeant
oi eompapy * faahsr Investigation
showed Nh Dodge % be rel ling at Al
yons, lowa. apd tbis intelligence was seai
b ibe editor 81 the Crescent 90 Tuesday
oi Last week The entire time consumed
10 eolircliSg the Information. Including
tbs delay 10 correspondence. occupied
precisely icn days.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-08-04

Allow your Clothing
Paint, or Woodwork
washed in the old
rubbing, twisting,
wrecking way. Join
that large army of
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-08-04
aud mako . visi. instead Of coming back

aud mako . visit instead Of coming bacl
in this tempestl"
MY brothers daughter is Visiting mo
| wanted 10 get back 10 her as soon al
possible
Another long silence The station be
ing at one extremity OF the village aud
Miss Bartons house at the other. the twr
were compelled 10 endure each others
society for long distance AT length as
they ncared her house . sudden gust ol
wind eItineuished the light Of the lantern.
There was nothing to guide them except
the hight shining from the sitting room
window. Suddenly Miss Barton gave a
little scream. "oh, I've lost my rubbsrl"
"Impossible 10 find il now; shall have
to carry you, said Msrston.
mo. you won't" she exclaimed.
Indeed will. then. said he with de
termination in his tones, as he lifted her
in his arms.
Greek meet Greek in the contest Of wills
but his physical strength overpowered
hers and 20 she was obliged 70 submit.
They reached the door, dripping and
breathless.
"Wout you come imp abe gssped.
wait till l get my BREATH" he pante :.
IL will 60 in on one condition that you
marry me within two weeks
Oh, that's too soonl" she replied oil in
q Autter.
"Well. I've waited twenty yeaas-it
seems as il that might be long enough"
"But. what will people say?"
Nicely" said be- calling her by the old
familiar name, MRS. Grundy separated
US twenty years ago. Don't let her ghost
come between us and happiness now. We
were couple Of fools. being the greater
idiot, for man is expected to exercise
little more common sense
"Rut ! can never get ready in two
weeks"
Criminals are sometimes granted re-
prieve, even after sentence is pronounced,
said the lawyer, dryly. well. shall go
in? Remember. il you repeat your invi-
tation, you accept the condition.
She hesitated q M moment. "Yon had
better come in out OF the rain, f" she said
At last.
When they entered, they found the sit
ling room occupied by two young people,
Who acted as If they had known each other
al their lives.
"You young scamp, how came you
here?' exclaimed Roger Marstcn.
II was the victim of an April joke. un-
lie" replied Rodney, as he handed him
The note.
"Humphl" said the elder gancing al
he bright eyes and rosy cheeks Of Corne
las niece, "hope yours will terminate as
ucky as mine"
1t would appear that Rodney was entire
y satisfied, for, six months later, he whis
,ared to Miss Grace. "1he idea Of invest.
ng the presiding genius Of April with cap
md bells! Why, the dear old fellow de-
Ieryes to be canonized as . saint. - Port
Transcript
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-08-04


While sitting one summer day. ut the
side OF the house on platform which
served as piazza but was rooted only by
the branches Of two large trees. something
dropped upon my head and rolled into my
lap, when l saw large white bodied spi
der in the clutches Of small wasp. Has.
lily brushing the unceremonious visitors
on to the floor, l watched to see il the
wasp would succeed in flying away with
his huge enemy. After q struggle the
spider lay quiet, and the wasp ran around
seizing first one part, then another, but
finally went away. as ! supposed, for help.
Ia about quarter Of an hour he return
still alone, and began trying again. as
thought, to fud some place by which he
colld seize the spiders body and carry it
away. Again he departed without his
spider This time / watched him and
saw him disappear at the age OF the lawn,
under pear tree. and following found
him. after some searching, diligently at
work with another wasp enlargiug hole
in the ground, having already thrown out
quite little mound OF earth was sur.
prised, for ! did not know that any kind
Of wasp lived 10 the ground
j returned TO the piszza, and soon, wht'
the wasp came back, was convinced b.
more careful watching, that be was meas
uriug each part Of the spiders boly in
stead OF trying TO got hold Of it. The an-
tenLe seemed 20 be the organs mostly
employed 10 this operation. When be
vent home again. was there before him
and saw him meet his co.worker, put his
bead close 10 his, and evidently informed
him that the door was not big enough, for
they fell busily At work enlsrging it
Then more measuring. more digging, un-
til, after three long hours, be returned
this time with his friend, and they carried
away their prey and bestowed it 10 their
underground home.
Question for studious Agassizites. How
many kinds OF wasps are there, and hos
many have adopted the metric system2
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-08-04
Investment Securities.

FOLLOWING 10 partial list OF 7 per cent Rec
y, ste Mortgages on hand today, to which We
cell attention OF July investors. semi.annuAl
Interest paid at this ofhcs on days when due:
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-08-04

sensible, economical people, who
from experience have learned that
James Pyle's Pearline, used u
directed on each package, saves
time, labor. rubbing wear and tear.
Your Clothes are worn out moes
b. washiag than wearing. 1t y -
yQur advantage to try Pearline.
JAMES PYLE, New York
Gold Everywhere.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-08-04

OF whole company Of Confederate cayal
y and resisted them - Riclmo,ssl fla
Sats.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-08-04
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-08-04

No metsphysicisD ever felt the defcien
cy OF language so much as the grateful.
Life is quarry. out Of which we are to
mold and cbisel and complete character.
When hope is disappointed aud blasted,
submission should be virtue, not q noces
sity.
II would DO easier 10 endow fool with
intellect than 10 persuade bin that be has
none.
II you do not cepsure till you have heard
both sides you will have much less To
regret, and your opinion will be worth
more.
We stand serene at sunny points 10 life.
and 10 them who smile st seeing us glad
say nothing OF the interval Of storms.
As mound Of earth raised by the anita
on the sands 10 the hourglsss, 20 religion.
learning snd riches Increases only by de .
grees.
Mankind vorLips success. bnt thinks
too little Of the means by which il is at
tanned; whs. days aud nights Of watching
aud WEAKNESS, how year after has dragged
on and seen the end still far Off; all that
c3un.s for little. il the long struggle does
not cloee in victory.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-08-04

Further particulars, together with fall DE-
Gripsions Of the above securities. may be had By
Addressing this Office. 4. n. DORIS Sons.
nstiand, W July 8, 1887.
!. n. WHIPPLR, Agent. Manchester Centre, W.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-11-25
kAssA. c,r.. Nov. 10
RESIGNED.
MI. Sparks Resires from the Land oa,e..

MI. Sparks Retires from the Land omcs.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l6.-Conmiesioner
Sparks this morning received from the preei.
dent u letter accepting his resignation, to
take effect to-day. Tho letter is dated yester.
dsy, and while declining, through courtesy to
the president, 10 give it to the press, the com
missioner tasdit was extremely kind In tone
and expressed the presidents full apprsc!a
ti,n Ct his services to the country as connie
sioner of the general lard oflcs.
II feel like q galty slave asst released"
said the commissioner, "and but for the fact
that I am indeed sick I would BIZ ia the best
Of splits"
.Of course," he c ,ntinusd, "th,s Is not the
most .leasante r ding OF nyadmintttrstiop aud
when I red. CT ! have given nearly thee years
Of aim ,st incsssant hard, brain.rscking work
to the c,usc OF ths people, for bus!i.tls moro
thau my bosrd; ahen ] Ten.,lnber / sm ct
least 10000 woree OF to-day than I was ON
the DAY I came TO Washington, and when I
revIew my work of the last three years and
positively know that my c,urse has been .
risht ard honest Que, ard taat NY pasiston In
thu case at Issue ls unquesti,nabiy Correct
Why, when / thtnk Ut ali thess tDing., With
the consciousness OF having done my whole
duty fcarlsssis, I cannot help wishing IL wefe
otherwise. Yet l am by nc means unhappy.
II need rest, aud I sns,l remain In Wash.
ington the coming winter and take It easy"
Assistant Commissioner S~tcckslager win be
acting commissioner until Sparks successor
is appointed.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-11-25
A Cargo of Monkeys.

A merchant in Marseilles once wrote
to q correspondent on the coast of At
RIGA asking him to send him at his CON
v%enience two or three monkeys of the
rarest and most valuable species. As
chance would have it our merchant, in
stating the number, wrote the gu (or)
between the figures 2 or 8 with a very
small o and a diminutive u. How great
events may issue from small causes
will appear from the sequel. A few
months passed over, when at last a
messenger was sent from the harbor to
inform the merchantthat his menagerie
had landed. my menagerie!" was
the astonished reply. Eyes. a menay-
erie: in fact. a whole cargo of monkeys
has come for YOU" The merchant
could not believe the man until a letter
WAS delivered to him from his friend in
Africa, a person of the most sc,upulols
exactness. in which he gravely apollo
gizcd for his having been unable. not
withstanding all his efforts, to procure
more than l60 monkeys, instead of 203
as ordered, but promised to send tho
remainder as soon as possible. Imag-
inc the feelings of the merchant on go
ing down to the port to convince hlm-
self with his own eyes of .he existence
of his 100 monkeys, which we're all
comfortably housed and which grianed
at him through the bars of their cages.
Il vas one of those moments of q life.
time when a man hardly knows wheth-
er to laugh or to weep.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-11-25
The whi,s House.

Tho white house, In Its winter dress,
presents . very handsome appearances.
The. east room, which is the one in
which the president holds his recep-
tons, has been thoroughly renovated.
its furniture cleaned, the pictures
changed and handsome new silk cur
tains hung at the windows. In the
green room, upon the walls OF which
Mrs. Hayes picture hangs. there have
been a few changes. The furniture
has been newly upholstered and the
decorations of the ceiling have been
freshened and frightened. The gold
flagree work on the marble NH ror
stand glistens like new, and across the
handsome inlaid table is a beautifully
embroidered plush scarf. One of the
noteworthy attractions of this
room is a magnificent concert
grand piano, which is uni.
vcrsally admired by the visitors. It
plays a prominent part in the musical
entertainments of the white mouse, and
many noted singers have STOOD beside
it. 1t is decorated with a handsome
silk plush cover, designated specially
to harmonic with the other furnish
ings of the room. The blue room fur.
niture is now being reupholstered and
regilded and when this has been COM
pleted the appearance of the room will
be considerably improved. The red
room, which, in the opinion Of visitors,
is the cosicst and prettiest of the three.
looks the same as last year. The long
corridor, which is separated from the
entrance lobby by acostly stained glass
screen, has been carpcted with g rich
red Brussels carpet and in its many
inches large palms have been placed.
Altogether the white h,use will be
more attractive this year than ever.
and this will be due in a large degree to
Mrs. Cleveland's taste.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-11-25
Rebuilding the Navy.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Commcdore VIII.
son, ctt.f OF the burcsu I construction aud
rrpatr ot the navy department, In his annual
re .orf, renews the recon- incubation that two
new vessels Of apout 1909 tons each b. built
to replace the training ships Saratoga, James
town and Portsmuus Ii, watch cannot possibly
he KEEP. In service much longer. He asked
Tor sptcia, authority for the repair OF the
hist ,ric slcop of-war Hartford, 1t II cost of
$l15 000. Relative to til. a!aptabiiity Of the
ssnglr-turrctcd monitors for cost defense,
Commodore Wilson says that for $50. 600
fhcst vessels could he PIT in the same state
of 4 fi:cncy az the time of their construction.
This would give thirteen coast defense vessels
actually available, armed with fifteen. inch
emooth-bore guns. These could be replaced
rapidly as possible with rillest. b, no means
could the same amount OF money be spent TO
give the county so valuable a return.
The report says tie outlook for a navy in
the near future is Il very hopeful one, and
with the completion of the vessels now pro.
jnc.ed, the navy will consist of ii number of
mcderh YES seis admirably adapted to the Va.
ried needs of the s.rvice. The character of
the wcrk being done shows that our shi,,.
bulldcls are able to turn ou. vessels second
to none in the world. The establishment of
a gun factory ut Washington aud the intro
duction by the Bethlehem Iron works of Il
plant to furnish heavy a-iner and gun fore.
ings, makes the United States absolutely in.
dependent of other countries, and III the work
of rebuilding the navy is kept up az 1t is now
going on, we shall soon have = navy that Will
be a credit as we'll as q protection to the coun-
try and It's interests.
The report shows that in three years We
shall haze hui twenty.cnc of cur wocucn YES
rels remaining; in six years nut four, and In
nine years the entire wooden navy will have
disappeared.
Something ov.r 10000 oo appropriations is
asked for The next YEAR or account OF con.
structirn, repairs, equipment Of navy yards,
experiments! work. etc.